Randy,
Tim Fleck here from Greenwood, Iam currently
unemployed and find I have extra time on my hands.
I've been wanting to visit Wahoo and take a look at
their depot at the historical society. So I can stop
at the courthouse and attempt to locate your track
diagram for Ashland. I also now have a scanner and
will try to send you a scan of the Ashland Coaling
facilities. Tuesday is a holiday so I'll probably go
toward the end of the week. Do you have any idea of
where to look in their files for the diagram ? I have
several track diagrams I got from Rod Masterson before
he passed away I'll also check them....Tim
--- zephyrus@rickadee.net wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I have been researching Ashland for eventual use in
> a layout. Several
> years ago, when I was in Nebraska last, I stopped at
> the Saunders County
> Surveyor's office in Wahoo, and they had/have a nice
> trackplan of the yard,
> probably dating from the 1940's (it shows the
> coaling tower and businesses
> surrounding the yard).
>
> The map is blueprint (white lines on dark blue
> background) and, though the
> clerk helped me photocopy the middle section of the
> map in pieces, the
> photocopies turned out very dark and most of the
> smaller text is
> unreadable.
>
> I have been in contact with the Saunders County
> Surveyor, Lou Austin,
> several times by email and once by phone. Mr.
> Austin sounded helpful, and
> is willing to scan the map but has not located it in
> their collection.
> Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to travel to
> Nebraska in the near
> future, but I think that someone visiting in person
> might get more positive
> results.
>
> The map is not like a surveyor's plat map, but more
> like a narrow strip
> (maybe 20" wide) centered on the railroad. At this
> point, I don't remember
> if it even has a title block.
>
> I'm asking for help from someone in the area, if
> they could go up to Wahoo
> and ask about the map in person. It will be
> instantly recognizable to a
> rail enthusiast. I've uploaded a scan of the
> photocopy (reduced in size)
> to the Files area as "ashland.gif"
>
> Thanks in advance (and I will compensate any
> expenses--heck, pay for a nice
> dinner)
>
> Randy
>
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